Introduction to

TelemedicineINDUSUNIVERSITY

Electronics & Communication Dept. 6th Semester

Presented by,

Ami Goswami - IU1241090014

Vatsal Shah - IU1241090055

INDUS UNIVERSITY INDUS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

AHMEDABAD

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Content • What is Telemedicine ?

• Why Telemedicine ?

• How it works ?

• History

• Types of telemedicine

• Which data can be transferred ?

• Benefits

• Applications

• Limitations to spread

• Telemedicine devices

• Future

• Advanced Technologies

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What is Telemedicine?

Telecommunication technology

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Medicine

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What is Telemedicine?

The use of electronic information and communication technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.

Video

Telemedicine: A Guide to Assessing Telecommunications in Health Care,Institute of Medicine, CA, 1996

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Focused on patient care• Telehealth• Mobile Health (mHealth)• Remote Monitoring• Outsourced Specialty Services

Why Telemedicine?

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How it works ?

Example: Jennifer's Story : How Telemedicine works ?

History of Telemedicine

• Under first telemedicine program in December 1988, Armenia was linked to medical centers in United States for telemedicine consultations.

  

1. Telegraphy and telephony was established

1920s

2. Wireless / Radio 1950s

3. TV 1960s

4. Computer and Internet 1990/2000

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History of Telemedicine

Boston Logan Airport to Massachusetts General Hospital 1967

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Types of Telemedicine

I. Store and forward

II. Interactive services

III. Remote monitoring

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Applications of Telemedicine

1. Remote Consultation

2. Remote Monitoring

3. Remote Education

4. Tele-mentoring

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1. Remote Consultation

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2. Remote Monitoring

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Access to information

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3. Remote Education and collaboration

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4. Tele-mentoring

Which Data Can be Transferred ?

Basically four types of data are used in telemedicine.

• Text for patient notes, generally having a file of less than 10 KB.

• Audio – electronic stethoscope, with file size of around 10 KB.

• Image X-rays which are still images having a size of around 1 MB.

• Video movie – patient visualization – movie images have a size of 10 MB or

more the patient can be seen by a doctor at a remote place using cameras.

Benefits of Telemedicine

• Avoids unnecessary transportation

• Community based care

• Medical education and research

• Cost saving

• Improved patient documentation

• Increased range of care and education.

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Limitations to spread of telemedicine

• Poor patient – Doctor Relationships

• Patient Acceptance

• Fear of Technology

• Infrastructure

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Future of telemedicine

• Many medical centers in India are now successfully running, telemedicine –

projects and video conference.

• Future of telemedicine in India is definitely bright-with availability of internet

every where, with new IT policies and with improving telecommunication

network use of telemedicine is going to increase.

Available TodayOnline Services

Health App’s

Urgent Care

Wearables

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Wi-Fi Smart Scale Blood Pressure Monitor

Bluetooth Stethoscope

Blood Glucose Meter

Digital Thermometer

Available Soon

Advanced Technologies

Robotics Remote Surgery Live Monitoring via Cell Phones

References • Imaging systems and Telemedicine by Dr. Adrian Mondry – Bioinfor Institute

• Hand Held Emergency Wireless Telemedicine System by Sridharan.B Bangalore, India

• Telehealth Projects: A Practical Guide by British Columbia

• Wireless Telemedicine overview by

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